 | Edmund Burke - 1768 - 642 էջ
...hiftorians g\\e him the character of a very religious prince, ; but his religion was, after the faihion of thofe times, belief without examination, and devotion...piety. It was a religion that prompted him to endow monalteries, and at the fame time allowed him to pillage kingdoms ; that threw him on his knees before... | |
 | George Lyttelton (1st baron.) - 1769 - 506 էջ
...tyrants and conquerors prefcribe to themfelves. Moft of our ancient hiftorians give him the character of a very religious prince ; but his religion was,...kingdoms ; that threw him on his knees before a relick or erofs, butfuffered him unreftrained to trample upon the liberties and rights of mankind. As to his... | |
 | George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton - 1769 - 512 էջ
...hiftorians give him the character of a very religious prince ; but his religion was, after the fafhion of thofe times, belief without examination, and devotion...kingdoms ; that threw him on his knees before a relick or crofs, but fuffered him unreftrained to trample n the liberties and rights of mankind. As to his wifdom... | |
 | 1797 - 522 էջ
...without examination, and devotion without pety. It was a religion that prompted him to endow moaiieries, and at the fame time allowed him to pillage kingdoms ; that threw him on his knees before a relic or crofs, but fuffsred him unreftrained to trample upon the liberties and rights of mankind.... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1800 - 600 էջ
...hiftorians give him the character of a very religious prince ; but his religion was, after the fafhion of thofe times, belief without examination, and devotion...pillage kingdoms; that threw him on his knees before a relic or crofs, but faffered him unreftrained to trample upon the liberties and rights of mankind.... | |
 | 1800 - 596 էջ
...of a very religious prince ; but his religion was, after the faihion of thofe times, beliefwithout examination, and devotion without piety. It was a...pillage kingdoms; that threw him on his knees before a relic or crofs, but fuffered him unreftrained to trample upon the liberties and rights of mankind.... | |
 | Sydney Melmoth - 1805 - 368 էջ
...gave him the character of a very religious prince ; but his religion was after the fashion of those times, belief without examination, and devotion without...piety. It was a religion that prompted him to endow monasteries, and at the same time allowed him to pillage kingdoms : that threw him on his knees before... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 316 էջ
...give him the character of a very religious prince ; but his religion was after the fashion of those times, belief without examination, and devotion without...piety. It was a religion that prompted him. to endow monasteries, and at the same time allowed him to pillage kingdoms ; that threw him on his knees before... | |
 | John Adams - 1813 - 324 էջ
...gave him the character of a very religious prince ; but his religion was after the fashion of those times, belief without examination, and devotion without...piety. It was a religion that prompted him to endow monasteries, and at the same time allowed him to pillage kingdoms ; and threw him on his knees before... | |
 | Nicolas Gouin Dufief - 1817 - 594 էջ
...de votion without piety. It was a religion that prompted him to endow monasteries, and at the same time allowed him to pillage kingdoms ; that threw him on his knees before -a relic or cross, but suffered him unrestrained to trample upon the liberties and rights of mankind.... | |
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... times — belief without examination, and devotion without piety. It was a religion that prompted him to endow... 
